ECO-TECH

  Green building is becoming so prevalent these days that it may not be enough to erect individual eco buildings anymore - the newest trend is entire eco-cities. Expected to be up and running in 2020, Tian...

The APEC Low Carbon Model Town Forum was held in Tianjin on 21 and 22 June with the theme of "Green energy makes a better city – low carbon development path of APEC towns". More than 100 officials, (more&hel...

By Nick Zieminski and Dave Zimmerman General Electric Co and its venture capital partners will invest a further $63 million in 10 clean-energy start-up ventures, the largest U.S. conglomerate said on Thurs...

Virgin America has become the world's first airline to order a new type of fuel-efficient engine from industrial giant General Electric - and it's launched a fare sale to celebrate. On June 15, the US...

As the United States struggles to add jobs on a consistent and robust basis, we are always on the look-out for success stories on the job front. Well, one glimmer of hope comes from the state of Colorado, (m...

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced plans to construct the world’s most environmentally friendly skyscraper. The Tower at PNC Plaza will be located on the Southeast corner of Fifth Aven...

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa may be leaving planet Earth behind for a months-long trip to the International Space Station this week, but he won't forget his veggies: Furukawa plans to grow cucumbers...

Here at EarthTechling, we’ve featured plenty of solar chargers designed to help keep your laptop charged up and ready to go. But a computer that provides its own juice, via solar power? That’s a first. (more...

Panasonic, along with 8 other companies, is planning to develop a comprehensive 1000 house 'Smart Town' in Japan by 2014.   In the wake of the terrible earthquake/Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disa...

With the tremendous advancements in technology over the past few years, printed textbooks provide an inferior means of learning in the classroom setting. (more…)...